Breathing easier
Although the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are relatively mild and not life-threatening compared with those associated with opiate withdrawal, they can persist for months, and recurrent cravings may never completely disappear. Treatment for nicotine … Read more on Chiropractic Economics

A Rise in Heroin Usage
"The people coming in for our detox unit, we look at their heroin, methadone and prescription drug usage, and those are all opiats,” explains Wier. “And they detox in the same way. All three of those were beginning to rise and on the increase every … Read more on Big Country Homepage

Heroin use growing at alarming rate
Sweating, muscle aches, fever, vomiting and uncontrollable bowl movements are all common side effects of heroin withdrawal, and Haroutunian said that's just the beginning. "Just let a heroin addict detox and put him back on the streets. It's a vicious … Read more on WAPT Jackson

Lawmakers warn of growing heroin problem
Legislators and professionals who treat alcoholics and drug addicts convened on Tuesday, March 4 in Albany to participate in the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers advocacy day in an attempt to highlight the need for increased … Read more on Legislative Gazette

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage between … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog)

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US The Drug War
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage between … Read more on Tico Times

Pa. medical professionals address prescription drug abuse 'crisis'
HARRISBURG — Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. … a professor within the Department of … Read more on The Reporter

Hazelden study compares parental concern, drug abuse
The study released last week finds that as youth drug and alcohol abuse continues to grow, parents say they are uninformed — and largely unconcerned — about the threat to their children. Audrey Klein, PhD, executive director of Hazelden Betty Ford … Read more on KARE

NFL suspends Fred Davis indefinitely for violating substance abuse policy
He was suspended for the final four games of the 2011 season after he failed a drug test when training camps resumed after a four-month lockout. A report by CBS Sports last month indicated that Davis was facing a six-game suspension to start the coming … Read more on Washington Times

Joe Avellone Understands Substance Abuse More Than Most
Having already conveyed plans to create a cabinet-level position aptly referred to as the Office of Recovery, substance abuse was not initially a campaign platform Joe saw himself advocating for; prescription drug use specifically, he told us, had … Read more on BostInno

Mind control: Alcohol, drug addiction stew in the brain
"Every drug of abuse has its own receptors that it acts on," said addiction specialist Dr. Joseph Beck, head of the addiction program at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. "What they all have in … Long-term recovery can take a few tries. "On … Read more on nwitimes.com

Richard Ross trains lens on incarcerated kids
A 16-year-old boy sits in a segregation cell in the South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility. He has been here for 11/2 months out of a 6-month sentence. The boy, whose mother lives in Arizona and his father in Philadelphia, was in Indiana visiting … Read more on Indianapolis Star

Official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs
NEW YORK — Philip Seymour Hoffman died from taking a combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the New York City medical examiner ruled Friday, a toxic mix that addiction specialists said is not uncommon in the tens of thousands of overdose … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Jimmy Ryser: Addicts are set up to die by today's medical standards
So the treatment of the two groups must be radically different, and to flippantly treat drug addicts as a person that misuses insulin will continue the string of dead bodies (over 720 from prescription drugs, most of them from prescription narcotics … Read more on Indianapolis Star

Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
In Tennessee, we face an epidemic of prescription drug abuse. We are second per capita nationally for overuse of these medications. Consider these alarming statistics: In 2010, on average, for each adult across our state, 51 pills of hydrocodone, 22 … Read more on The Tennessean

Use of legal highs to beat drug tests on rise
LINING UP: More people are seeking out synthetic cannabis, an addiction specialist says. PHOTO/FILE. The number of Hawke's Bay people addicted to synthetic highs is growing, as the substances do not show up on employment drug tests, a social worker … Read more on New Zealand Herald

Jon Singleton, former Millikan player, Astros prospect talks about his drug …
The Rams beat the visiting Lancers, 2-0. (Photo by Diandra Jay/Long Beach … “At this point it's pretty evident to me that I'm a drug addict,” he said over breakfast on a recent day near the Astros' camp. “I don't openly tell everyone that, but it's … Read more on Long Beach Press-Telegram

Question by Matt: What This Drug-Related Quote Mean?
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse – “Drugs are not a threat to American society because they are illegal; they are illegal because they are a threat to American society.”

Best answer:

Answer by T
it means that drugs are illegal because they kill people and ruin lives…

What do you think? Answer below!

Progress Report For Prescription Drug Abuse & Newborns
Tallahassee, FL – "It's my intent to highlight the progress that we've made and discuss the current status of preventing drug abuse and our goal of treating fewer drug exposed newborns," said Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General. The Florida Office of … Read more on WCTV

The Anonymous People: Paterson social service program screens new film on …
In front of her at the Eva's Village complex sat men and women who are in treatment for substance abuse. There also were family members who have suffered from their loved ones' use of drugs and alcohol as well as professionals and activists trying to … Read more on NorthJersey.com

Officials warn of drug trends 'skittling,' Triple C
Rusk County school and law enforcement officials are warning parents and community leaders of two deadly drug trends they say soon could pose a problem in East Texas. Skittling, named for mixing a variety of prescription drugs in a bowl to resemble the … Read more on Longview News-Journal

anti-drug fun run a success, despite rain
… in April wearing their bright shirts spreading the drug Red Ribbons and wrist bands claiming a drug free lifestyle were also available along with literature and posters from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Drug … Read more on Red Bluff Daily News